Burkina Faso vs Portugal: Teachers in primary education, female

Burkina Faso
39,386 number
in 2019
Portugal
41,538 number
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Portugal rank
70th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Portugal
020.0k40.0k60.0k197119952019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 41,538 number against 39,386 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2,152 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 70th of 196 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 534.4 number 46,995 number 46,461 number Portugal
1980s 1,374 number 60,450 number 59,077 number Portugal
1990s 2,405 number 58,781 number 56,376 number Portugal
2000s 8,395 number 53,580 number 45,185 number Portugal
2010s 25,049 number 44,347 number 19,298 number Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Portugal?
Portugal, at 41,538 number against 39,386 number in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Portugal?
2,152 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Portugal?
25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Portugal rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 70th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.